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beings. The necessary feeding, handling and care 
develop the feeling of responsibility that is of great 
importance in the training of children. The essential 
requirements in children’s pets are that they should be 
docile, attractive, cleanly and easily cared for. They 
Fig. 14. Brahma and chicks 
should not be very delicate, else they cannot be easily 
raised with a moderate amount of attention. Pets 
should also be such as are adapted to the surroundings. 
Pet poultry, as a rule, meets the requirements more 
fully than other animals. 
Chickens and some other poultry can be kept in 
small numbers almost anywhere, if a small plot of ground 
is available, or even in a barn. The food is readily 
procured, the birds are easily cared for, and returns 
